Senate Bill S8854A

2023-2024 Legislative Session

Relates to disability benefits for certain individuals employed by the Nassau county police department

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Current Bill Status - In Senate Committee Civil Service And Pensions Committee


  • Introduced
    • In Committee Assembly
    • In Committee Senate
    • On Floor Calendar Assembly
    • On Floor Calendar Senate
    • Passed Assembly
    • Passed Senate
  • Delivered to Governor
  • Signed By Governor

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2023-S8854 - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9645
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§63-j & 607-m, R & SS L

2023-S8854 - Summary

Provides a performance of duty presumption for diseases of the heart for members who serve as an ambulance medical technician, ambulance medical coordinator, ambulance medical technician/supervisor or a member who performs ambulance medical technician related services, or a police medic, police medic coordinator, police medic supervisor, bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, assistant bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, or a member who performs police medic or police emergency ambulance related services and is employed in the Nassau county police department.

2023-S8854 - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8854 - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                   8854
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 21, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
 
 AN ACT to amend the retirement and social security law, in  relation  to
   disability  benefits  for  certain  individuals employed by the Nassau
   county police department
 
   THE PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND  ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 a new section 63-j to read as follows:
   § 63-J. CERTAIN IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH; PRESUMPTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY GENERAL OR SPECIAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 ANY  CONDITION  OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY DISEASES OF THE HEART,
 RESULTING IN THE DISABILITY OR DEATH TO A MEMBER WHO SERVES AS AN  AMBU-
 LANCE  MEDICAL  TECHNICIAN,  AMBULANCE  MEDICAL  COORDINATOR,  AMBULANCE
 MEDICAL TECHNICIAN/SUPERVISOR OR A MEMBER WHO PERFORMS AMBULANCE MEDICAL
 TECHNICIAN RELATED SERVICES, OR A POLICE MEDIC, POLICE  MEDIC  COORDINA-
 TOR, POLICE MEDIC SUPERVISOR, BUREAU DIRECTOR POLICE EMERGENCY AMBULANCE
 SERVICES  - COUNTY, ASSISTANT BUREAU DIRECTOR POLICE EMERGENCY AMBULANCE
 SERVICES - COUNTY, OR A MEMBER WHO PERFORMS POLICE MEDIC OR POLICE EMER-
 GENCY AMBULANCE RELATED SERVICES AND IS EMPLOYED IN  THE  NASSAU  COUNTY
 POLICE  DEPARTMENT, PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AND WHO SHALL HAVE SUSTAINED SUCH
 DISABILITY WHILE SO EMPLOYED, WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A  PHYSICAL  EXAM-
 INATION ON ENTRY INTO SERVICE AS A MEMBER COVERED BY THIS SECTION, WHICH
 EXAMINATION  FAILED TO DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF ANY DISEASE OR OTHER IMPAIR-
 MENT OF THE HEART, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT IT WAS INCURRED IN
 THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY, UNLESS THE CONTRARY CAN BE PROVED
 BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE.
   § 2. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new
 section 607-m to read as follows:
   § 607-M. CERTAIN IMPAIRMENT OF  HEALTH;  PRESUMPTION.  NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY  PROVISION  OF  THIS  CHAPTER  OR  ANY GENERAL OR SPECIAL LAW TO THE
 CONTRARY, ANY CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED  BY  DISEASES  OF
 THE  HEART,  RESULTING IN THE DISABILITY OR DEATH TO A MEMBER WHO SERVES
 AS AN AMBULANCE MEDICAL TECHNICIAN, AMBULANCE MEDICAL COORDINATOR, AMBU-
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

2023-S8854A (ACTIVE) - Details

See Assembly Version of this Bill:
A9645
Current Committee:
Senate Civil Service And Pensions
Law Section:
Retirement and Social Security Law
Laws Affected:
Add §§63-j & 607-m, R & SS L

2023-S8854A (ACTIVE) - Summary

Provides a performance of duty presumption for diseases of the heart for members who serve as an ambulance medical technician, ambulance medical coordinator, ambulance medical technician/supervisor or a member who performs ambulance medical technician related services, or a police medic, police medic coordinator, police medic supervisor, bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, assistant bureau director police emergency ambulance services - county, or a member who performs police medic or police emergency ambulance related services and is employed in the Nassau county police department.

2023-S8854A (ACTIVE) - Sponsor Memo

2023-S8854A (ACTIVE) - Bill Text download pdf

                             
                     S T A T E   O F   N E W   Y O R K
 ________________________________________________________________________
 
                                  8854--A
 
                             I N  S E N A T E
 
                              March 21, 2024
                                ___________
 
 Introduced  by  Sen. JACKSON -- read twice and ordered printed, and when
   printed to be committed to the Committee on Civil Service and Pensions
   -- committee discharged, bill amended, ordered  reprinted  as  amended
   and recommitted to said committee
 
 AN  ACT  to amend the retirement and social security law, in relation to
   disability benefits for certain individuals  employed  by  the  Nassau
   county police department
 
   THE  PEOPLE OF THE STATE OF NEW YORK, REPRESENTED IN SENATE AND ASSEM-
 BLY, DO ENACT AS FOLLOWS:
 
   Section 1. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding
 a new section 63-j to read as follows:
   § 63-J. CERTAIN IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH; PRESUMPTION. NOTWITHSTANDING ANY
 PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY GENERAL OR SPECIAL LAW TO THE CONTRARY,
 ANY CONDITION OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY DISEASES OF  THE  HEART,
 RESULTING  IN THE DISABILITY OR DEATH TO A MEMBER WHO SERVES AS AN AMBU-
 LANCE  MEDICAL  TECHNICIAN,  AMBULANCE  MEDICAL  COORDINATOR,  AMBULANCE
 MEDICAL TECHNICIAN/SUPERVISOR OR A MEMBER WHO PERFORMS AMBULANCE MEDICAL
 TECHNICIAN  RELATED  SERVICES, OR A POLICE MEDIC, POLICE MEDIC COORDINA-
 TOR, POLICE MEDIC SUPERVISOR, BUREAU DIRECTOR POLICE EMERGENCY AMBULANCE
 SERVICES - COUNTY, ASSISTANT BUREAU DIRECTOR POLICE EMERGENCY  AMBULANCE
 SERVICES - COUNTY, OR A MEMBER WHO PERFORMS POLICE MEDIC OR POLICE EMER-
 GENCY  AMBULANCE  RELATED  SERVICES AND IS EMPLOYED IN THE NASSAU COUNTY
 POLICE DEPARTMENT, PRESENTLY EMPLOYED AND WHO SHALL HAVE SUSTAINED  SUCH
 DISABILITY  WHILE  SO EMPLOYED, WHO SUCCESSFULLY PASSED A PHYSICAL EXAM-
 INATION ON ENTRY INTO SERVICE AS A MEMBER COVERED BY THIS SECTION, WHICH
 EXAMINATION FAILED TO DISCLOSE EVIDENCE OF ANY DISEASE OR OTHER  IMPAIR-
 MENT OF THE HEART, SHALL BE PRESUMPTIVE EVIDENCE THAT IT WAS INCURRED IN
 THE PERFORMANCE AND DISCHARGE OF DUTY, UNLESS THE CONTRARY CAN BE PROVED
 BY COMPETENT EVIDENCE.
   § 2. The retirement and social security law is amended by adding a new
 section 607-m to read as follows:
   §  607-M.  CERTAIN  IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH; PRESUMPTION. NOTWITHSTANDING
 ANY PROVISION OF THIS CHAPTER OR ANY  GENERAL  OR  SPECIAL  LAW  TO  THE
 CONTRARY,  ANY  CONDITION  OF IMPAIRMENT OF HEALTH CAUSED BY DISEASES OF
 
  EXPLANATION--Matter in ITALICS (underscored) is new; matter in brackets
                       [ ] is old law to be omitted.
              

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